Chapter 19 *** All Your Fault! ***

[ BLAKE'S POV ]

That was something I was expecting for so long. The men under Asher's guidance was dragging her towards her. Her slender back faced us and her usual black hairs seemed little blondie. May be the sunlight was too bright here.

I told myself before took a marathon race on her way. I had no time to think about anything else. She was there..My wife Victoria was finally there..

I heard Veronica's clumsy steps behind my back as we both approached her at the same time. The guards signalled at us to stay further and I groaned at their baseless warning. I scooted closer even though they were asking me to stay apart.

My dream, my expectations everything shattered within a few moments when they laid the woman on the floor and showed me her face.

Both I and Veronica gasped out in astonishment.

Too similar!

The woman wasn't Victoria at all but an imposter who copied Victoria's outfit. I was astounded to know that the woman's back was resembled Victoria so much.

I tried to surge the pain inside my heart. Retreating two steps back abruptly, I whispered lowly as the pain swallowed my soul,
" No..this.. can't be.."

Veronica was right behind me. She perhaps heard my frustrations and whispered back after taking my palm in her hand,
" Blake...Blake...Relax..She isn't Victoria... We will find her.."

Suddenly all my frustrations turned into anger. I jerked off her hands away and yelled beastly in front of the people,
" It's all your fault, Veronica! "

She gasped, astounded by my behavior. A flash of hurt appeared on her expression. She tried to hide the pain and parted open her lips again to speak something,
" Blake..Calm.."

I cut off her words, yelled second time only to be seen her teats battling out to fall down,
" Shut the fuck up! If you didn't go to the kitchen, nothing would have happened here. Now you are pretending like you care..You just..."

I controlled myself when I saw her tears. Asher ran towards us after my voice went too louder. Standing beside Veronica, he threatened me in his commanding voice,
" Don't ever speak to her like that,Blake! This is the last time that I am warning you. Rather than yelling at her, try to find out that why this woman was imposing Victoria's outfit."

I swallowed the rest of my words and shot my hated glare at the unconscious woman who looked like Victoria.

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[ VERONICA'S POV ]

The woman was taken into their interrogation room. I must say that Asher was too much professional in the aspect. He had everything prepared in this ship. If someone thought of spending two or three months in this ship, they could do it without any troubles of accommodation. Few bedrooms, kitchen, confinement room everything was well established. But Asher was quite pressurized over the whole situation. His troop was gone and there was no news of them so far.

Their dissapearence caused a great impact on their planned decisions. Now they were hesitating to approach further or go back.

I heard low crying of a woman that was coming out from the confinement room. Putting down the juice that I was drinking on, I made way towards the room and stepped in after pushing open the door.

Asher was bathed in hot sweat. A thick hockey stick was gripped in his hand. He was surrounding the woman dangerously and my stomach tightened in disgust when I saw the woman shedding fresh blood.
Pulling my eyes from them, I discovered Blake at a corner who had a tough expression on his face. His expression showed like he wasn't satisfied enough with Asher's performance.

Asher snapped his eyes at my way. His earlier coldness faded away and he shot me a comforting glance before asking,
" Veronica..Why did you come here? It's too dirty."

I opened my lips to speak out but noticed Blake's disapproving glare on me. He looked unhappy with my sudden arrival here.

I ignored his silent warning. Since he found me guilty at the end, there was no point of continuing my harmonious relationship with him.

The last night kiss meant nothing! We both were just broken and needed comfort from each others.

That's it!

Asher found my eyes and waited to hear my response. I swallowed hard before assuring with a soft smile,
" I will be okay, Asher. Just continue with your task."

Asher slided back into his terrifying mood. Tapping the hockey stick on her shoulders, he stressed on his words,threat laced out from his tongue,
" Last chance, Bitch! Tell me, where are my team members and why did you dress like Mrs Victoria Davidson?"

The woman was already vomiting blood. She spoke breathlessly,
" Sir..You are accusing me wrongly..I ..I was a big fan of Victoria Knight. So I thought of dressing like her. Regardless of your team members, I don't have any idea of them. I work..as a bar member in Raven's territory."

Asher hissed out in annoyance and almost lost his patience at this young girl. Asher spoke running the stick through her back dangerously slow,
" Let me tell you! Once you open your mouth, you will have your freedom back. I know that how those Raven Mafias work. They must have brainwashed you to work for them. But consider it. I can give you protection and freedom both."

" You won't get that chance! ", the woman's voice came out sternly, shocking me and others. Asher narrowed his gaze in amusement and heard her resuming with a smirk,
" They won't give you that chance to take me away. Once they have seen the footage of my abducting, they will either come to rescue or kill me."

Asher's face turned cold as he lifted up his stick to give her another smack. Blake's interrupted midway, asking in a cold voice,
" Wait..! Let me speak to her.."

Asher sent him a contemplated look as he stood up from his spot and made his way towards the woman.

I held my breath in my lungs. Was he intending to beat the woman like Asher?

Blake sent her a cold glare without exchanging a word. He switched his gaze on the guard beside him and asked in a tone of gentleman,
" Take some salt here please."

The guard obeyed and my brows tightened in confusion.

What was he going to do with salt?

Asher sent him an evil smirk and it was only me who didn't understand his real intention. The guard soon after came back with the salt.

Blake studied the woman's unfazed expression one more time and passed his gentle order to the guard beside,
" Rub it on her wounds."

My pupils shrank and my jaws dropped after hearing out his ruthless command. Probably getting beaten ruthlessly by the stick would feel less painful.

I noticed the woman cringed in her spot when Blake asked for the salt. The guard nodded with understanding and soon after the room was full of the woman's shrill cry. She screamed out in pain and whinned at her spot. Her legs thrashed together in pain and I almost collapsed at such cruel sight.

The guard was rubbing salt in her fresh wound gladly and didn't stop at all. Blake's icy voice came out with her high pitched cry,
" Now would you tell us that have you seen Victoria in Raven Territory? What about the guards that were sent from here?"

The woman pressed her lips together in attempt of saying nothing but whining only. Blake let out an exhale and I could see his veins tightening.

Bringing his eyes back on the guard, he ordered again loud enough to reach in that woman's ears,
" Bring out some dry peppers here."

This time, the woman cried desperately. She whimpered and choked in pain before spitting out the words abruptly,
" Please.. don't...I am telling... everything.. that..I know...They had..a.. woman inside...their .. private room but.. I don't know who she is..I had never seen.. her face... Only the leader can..go...in...Your guards...They.. have..been killed by their.. members.. except few..I... don't know.. where.. they.. are.."


" Fuck!", Asher let out a growl and threw a kick on her stomach. The woman fell down before hitting her cheeks against the floor. Another flow of blood sprawled out from her mouth.

Asher spoke with confidence this time again,
" I think, your assumptions was right, Blake. Victoria is definitely with that Mafia Group."

I spoke with a hopeful look,
" How sure are you?"

Asher exhaled an exhausted breath before explaining each remarkable points,
" They used this woman on purpose to divert our attention from Victoria. They knew that we have been trying to get through them, that's why they used her as a trap. Lucky this woman had been found early. Now one thing, I am assured of that Victoria is definitely with those Mafias."